Blurring the lines between art and craft, we are delighted to launch a new limited-edition collection in collaboration with South London based visual arts organisation Intoart for London Craft Week 2023.
For over 20 years, Intoart has championed its founding vision for ‘people with learning disabilities to be visible, equal, and established artists and designers’. For nearly 240 years, Derbyshire-based John Smedley has been producing the world’s finest knitwear and is heralded the world over for its dedication to quality, British craftsmanship, and luxury fibres. This May, we come together for a second time, following a successful partnership in 2018.
Crafted from ultra-fine John Smedley’s Sea Island Cotton, this bespoke t-shirt features a specially commissioned screen print by Mawuena Kattah, whose work brings people and pattern together in complex, vibrant compositions. Her practice draws upon an extensive personal archive of family photographs taken in Ghana, her love of African Batik fabrics, and studio photographs of family taken in London.
Available to buy exclusively at www.johnsmedley.com.
For more information, please check the care label found inside your garment
Sustainable Design
As the Creative Design team have control over the product specification, they can incorporate sustainability criteria in concept development and design stages. The team are already working on best practice derived from London College of Fashion and Kering knowledge.
Recommendations that we are working on:
Reducing the volume of paper and plastic packaging.
Reducing waste yarn in the knitting process.
Assessing sustainability of alternative packaging materials to plastic.
Using tissue paper tickets and cardboard made from only FSC certified forests.
Considering the incorporating paper or cardboard recyclate in packaging.
To read more about our commitment to sustainability, click HERE.
Delivery
Our UK store offers free delivery when the order value is £200.00 or above. For orders under £200.00 there is a £7.00 delivery charge.
UK deliveries are shipped via DPD. Delivery is next working day from the day of despatch.
Non-UK deliveries are shipped via our international shipping partner, Global-e, using their Express Worldwide service. Delivery times will vary accordingly by destination, but generally delivery will be within 3 – 5 days following despatch.
Delivery dates are stated in UK time and are subject to card security checks, stock availability and fulfilment by our courier service.
We use plastic-free packaging, produced solely in the UK and branded with the John Smedley logo, for sending out all our web orders. Made from 100% recyclable materials — including FSC-certified, sustainably sourced pulp — these bags can be reused or totally recycled through standard household paper recycling.
For a limited time we are offering Free Delivery on all Worldwide orders.
All our deliveries to UK addresses are shipped via DHL using their Express Pre-12 service. Delivery is next working day from the day of despatch
Delivery dates are stated in UK Time and are subject to card security checks, stock availability and fulfilment by our courier service.
Please note: Due to matters out of our control, shipments may be delayed due to the outbreak of Covid-19. We are working with our delivery partner (DHL) and being kept up to date with any restrictions that are put in place.
Please be aware that if a shipment is either rerouted or subject to a delay due to the coronavirus outbreak, DHL will work with both ourselves and our customers to determine the best course of action for any affected shipment.
Returns
We hope you are completely satisfied with your purchase; however, should you wish to return a garment then please do so within 14 days from receipt of your goods.
With each order we will provide you with instructions on how to create a returns postage label to return any unsuitable items.
Within the United Kingdom, this service is free. For international orders, there is a small charge.
Click here for more information, or email customercare@johnsmedley.com.
How to take body measurements
1. Shoulder Width
Measured from the seam where the sleeves join the body part of the garment.
2. Chest Circumference
Measure across the fullest part of the chest, from one side to the other, then double for circumference.
3. Waist
For Trousers - Measure around your natural waistline at the belly button.
4. Body Length
Measure from the top of the shoulder to the bottom of body.
5. Sleeve length
Measured from under the armpit to the cuff, on the inside of the arm.
6. Inside Leg
For Trousers - Measure from the top of your inside leg at the crotch to the ground without shoes.
